What's Your Calling &Will You Answer?

What's Your Calling & Will You Answer

By Irma Givens

          I have had the fortunate opportunity to talk to many people about their passion, purpose, and calling. Many are still in search of theirs and seem to struggle with the uncertainty of when they'll know what it is.  I use to try to explain it in a long drawn out fashion, but recently, I was in the audience as Oprah described it as the whisper that has been there all along. YES, that's it! I used to refer to it as the constant tapping on my shoulder.  I literally felt like a gentle tapping on my shoulder followed by the thought of that thing that I was born to do.  The amazing thing is no matter how far I drifted from my purpose/calling I would always feel that tapping again.

          What is it that has been whispering or tapping on your shoulder?  Have you been able to simply ignore it?  I never was able to ignore it because I believe the tapping gets louder, over time, the more you ignore it.  In the beginning God gives us subtle reminders that he has given us a gift and would like for us to use it.  Then we ignore those reminders for one reason or another, but he is extremely persistent.  He will not leave us alone. He continues to remind us and if we continue to ignore him he will create a situation that will stop us in our tracks.  This situation will cause you to take a seat, think, regroup, scratch our heads, shed tears and pause for extended periods of time.

          For some of us we hear the whisper early on and try to follow it, but when it doesn’t work out as we thought it should the first time, we become frustrated.  Frustration is not a reason to give up on your calling. Keep in mind that it may not have been your time then.  Perhaps, you needed additional preparation.  Continue trying that thing until you get it done. All we need we already have.  He has equipped us to do what he has called us to do.    

          Are you stuck in a job, marriage, relationship, city, home, etc. that is no longer fulfilling for you? Ask yourself some tough questions and listen to that whisper for guidance.  What is it that you love to do?  What is it that you’re really good at?  Figure out how to turn that into service to others and you will be well on your way. Do you think that college majors are holding some people back from their true calling?  A large number of people are unable to secure employment in their chosen major but have no idea how they can have a meaningful career outside of that major.  Its true folks, often times the path that we took was intended for us to learn some specific lessons.  However, it may not be the path you were intended to stay on.  Keep moving…life’s a journey!

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